diff --git a/.changeset/olive-buses-count.md b/.changeset/olive-buses-count.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b00887a3979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/olive-buses-count.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"fuels": patch
+---
+
+feat: add support for `--fuel-core-port` flag in `fuels init`
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/guide/fuels-cli/commands.md b/apps/docs/src/guide/fuels-cli/commands.md
index f842abd7a72..97e936c676f 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/guide/fuels-cli/commands.md
+++ b/apps/docs/src/guide/fuels-cli/commands.md
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ npx fuels@{{fuels}} help init
 
 ```console
 Options:
-  -w, --workspace <path>          Relative dir path to Forc workspace
-  -c, --contracts <path|global>   Relative path/globals to  Contracts
-  -s, --scripts <path|global>     Relative path/globals to  Scripts
-  -p, --predicates <path|global>  Relative path/globals to  Predicates
-  -o, --output <path>             Relative dir path for Typescript generation
+  --path <path>                Path to project root (default: current directory)
+  -w, --workspace <path>       Relative dir path to Forc workspace
+  -c, --contracts [paths...]   Relative paths to Contracts
+  -s, --scripts [paths...]     Relative paths to Scripts
+  -p, --predicates [paths...]  Relative paths to Predicates
+  -o, --output <path>          Relative dir path for Typescript generation output
+  --forc-path <path>           Path to the `forc` binary
+  --fuel-core-path <path>      Path to the `fuel-core` binary
+  --auto-start-fuel-core       Auto-starts a `fuel-core` node during `dev` command
+  --fuel-core-port <port>      Port to use when starting a local `fuel-core` node for dev mode
+  -h, --help                   Display help
 ```
 
 Creating a sample `fuel.config.ts` file:
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli.ts
index 0299c304750..9a716cbfb7d 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ export const configureCli = () => {
     .option('--forc-path <path>', 'Path to the `forc` binary')
     .option('--fuel-core-path <path>', 'Path to the `fuel-core` binary')
     .option('--auto-start-fuel-core', 'Auto-starts a `fuel-core` node during `dev` command')
+    .option(
+      '--fuel-core-port <port>',
+      'Port to use when starting a local `fuel-core` node for dev mode'
+    )
     .action(withProgram(command, Commands.init, init));
 
   (command = program.command(Commands.dev))
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/init/index.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/init/index.ts
index 0f537c5431a..cf15d11af49 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/init/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { log } from '../../utils/logger';
 export function init(program: Command) {
   const options = program.opts();
 
-  const { path, autoStartFuelCore, forcPath, fuelCorePath } = options;
+  const { path, autoStartFuelCore, forcPath, fuelCorePath, fuelCorePort } = options;
 
   let workspace: string | undefined;
   let absoluteWorkspace: string | undefined;
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export function init(program: Command) {
       forcPath,
       fuelCorePath,
       autoStartFuelCore,
+      fuelCorePort,
     });
 
     writeFileSync(fuelsConfigPath, renderedConfig);
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.hbs b/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.hbs
index dc351121c38..33ceaa33b18 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.hbs
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.hbs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export default createConfig({
   {{#if (isDefined autoStartFuelCore)}}
   autoStartFuelCore: {{autoStartFuelCore}},
   {{/if}}
+  {{#if (isDefined fuelCorePort)}}
+  fuelCorePort: {{fuelCorePort}},
+  {{/if}}
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.ts
index 71930e975a9..cda74e22e1a 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/templates/fuels.config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function renderFuelsConfigTemplate(props: {
   forcPath?: string;
   fuelCorePath?: string;
   autoStartFuelCore?: boolean;
+  fuelCorePort?: string;
 }) {
   const renderTemplate = Handlebars.compile(fuelsConfigTemplate, {
     strict: true,
diff --git a/packages/fuels/test/features/init.test.ts b/packages/fuels/test/features/init.test.ts
index f55d512d68b..0e3d7d0d292 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/test/features/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/test/features/init.test.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ describe('init', () => {
     expect(fuelsContents).toMatch(`fuelCorePath: 'fuels-core',`);
   });
 
+  it('should run `init` command with custom fuel-core-port', async () => {
+    await runInit({
+      root: paths.root,
+      workspace: paths.workspaceDir,
+      output: paths.outputDir,
+      fuelCorePort: '1234',
+    });
+
+    const fuelsContents = readFileSync(paths.fuelsConfigPath, 'utf-8');
+    expect(fuelsContents).toMatch(`fuelCorePort: 1234,`);
+  });
+
   it('should run `init` command and throw for existent config file', async () => {
     const { error } = mockLogger();
 
diff --git a/packages/fuels/test/utils/runCommands.ts b/packages/fuels/test/utils/runCommands.ts
index b1f10eab728..f5a052d81a8 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/test/utils/runCommands.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/test/utils/runCommands.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export type InitParams = BaseParams & {
   autoStartFuelCore?: boolean;
   build?: boolean;
   privateKey?: string;
+  fuelCorePort?: string;
 };
 
 export type BuildParams = BaseParams & {
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ export async function runInit(params: InitParams) {
     fuelCorePath,
     workspace,
     privateKey,
+    fuelCorePort,
   } = params;
 
   const flag = (
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ export async function runInit(params: InitParams) {
     flag(['--forc-path', forcPath], forcPath),
     flag(['--fuel-core-path', fuelCorePath], fuelCorePath),
     flag(['--auto-start-fuel-core'], autoStartFuelCore),
+    flag(['--fuel-core-port', fuelCorePort], fuelCorePort),
   ].flat();
 
   const command = await runCommand(Commands.init, flags);